Assessment of motor and process skills reflects brain-injured patients' ability to resume independent living better than neuropsychological tests

Abstract

Assessment of motor and process skills reflects brain-injured patients' ability to resume independent living better than neuropsychological tests.

Relationship between Measures of Dementia Severity and Observation of Daily Life Functioning as Measured with the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)

“…Our study shows that direct observation of performance of activities assessed with the AMPS can provide additional relevant information about patients' functional ability problems, and may be helpful for a better understanding of these problems. In a study of recovery of specific cognitive functions and performance of daily life activities (determined with the AMPS) in severe brain-injured patients, Linden et al [15] concluded that the AMPS provides insight into a patient's rehabilitation different from that provided by cognitive tests and may be a better indicator of a patient's ability to resume independent living. Given the increased attention of occupational therapist interventions for people with dementia [21] , we feel that the AMPS can also be relevant for this population.…”

“…The AMPS has been used to assess the functioning of a variety of clinical populations, such as brain-injured patients [13][14][15] and psychiatric patients [16,17] . The instrument has also been studied in patients with dementia [18][19][20][21] .…”

Review of Cognitive Assessments for Older Adults

“…Further details about the validity studies on each test are provided in many test manuals. For example, the AMPS has shown predictive validity for overall home safety (McNulty & Fisher, 2001), and increased prediction of independent living over neuropsychological tests (Lindén, Boschian, Eker, Schalén, & Nordström, 2005).…”

Neurocognitive, psychosocial and functional status of individuals with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) on admission to specialist residential care

“…The AMPS offers a valuable alternative means of assessing IADL ability in ARBD, as it is widely used in occupational therapy practice and allows normative comparisons to be made. Evidence in the context of acquired brain injury and dementia suggests that the AMPS may predict an individual's capacity for independent living better than neuropsychological testing alone (Bouwens et al, 2008;Linden et al, 2005). Further research using the AMPS as an outcome measure for everyday functioning in ARBD is therefore recommended.…”

“…The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS; Fisher & Jones, 2012) is a standardised, norm-referenced occupational therapy assessment tool that uses observation to rate the quality of an individual's performance during IADL tasks. The AMPS has been used in traumatic brain injury and dementia research to provide insight into the functional difficulties individuals display as a result of cognitive impairment (Bouwens et al, 2008;Linden et al, 2005). The inclusion of the AMPS may therefore be advantageous in the comprehensive assessment of ARBD.…”